Where does “自然選択” come from?

自然選択 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 自然 — naturally; spontaneously; rarely.

自然選択 (Japanese): natural selection

Definitions

  1. natural selection

Ancestry of “自然選択”, step by step

自然選択 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 自然

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese自然naturally; spontaneously; rarely

via Japanese 選択

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese選択a selection; a choice; an option
Every word from Japanese 自然
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